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Chapter XXXI. A Pet Of Good Fortune: Broadway Flaunts Its Joys

           

           CarriesteppedalongeasilyenoughaftertheygotoutofthecaratThirty-fourthStreet,butsoonfixedhereyesuponthelovelycompanywhichswarmedbyandwiththemastheyproceeded.ShenoticedsuddenlythatMrs.Vance’smannerhadratherstiffenedunderthegazeofhandsomemenandelegantlydressedladies,whoseglanceswerenotmodifiedbyanyrulesofpropriety.Tostareseemedtheproperandnaturalthing.Carriefoundherselfstaredatandogled.Meninflawlesstop-coats,highhats,andsilver-headedwalkingstickselbowednearandlookedtoooftenintoconsciouseyes.Ladiesrustledbyindressesofstiffcloth,sheddingaffectedsmilesandperfume.Carrienoticedamongthemthesprinklingofgoodnessandtheheavypercentageofvice.Therougedandpowderedcheeksandlips,thescentedhair,thelarge,misty,andlanguorouseye,werecommonenough.Withastartsheawoketofindthatshewasinfashion’scrowd,onparadeinashowplace—andsuchashowplace!Jewellers’windowsgleamedalongthepathwithremarkablefrequency.Floristshops,furriers,haberdashers,confectioners—allfollowedinrapidsuccession.Thestreetwasfullofcoaches.Pompousdoormeninimmensecoats,shinybrassbeltsandbuttons,waitedinfrontofexpensivesalesrooms.Coachmenintanboots,whitetights,andbluejacketswaitedobsequiouslyforthemistressesofcarriageswhowereshoppinginside.Thewholestreetboretheflavourofrichesandshow,andCarriefeltthatshewasnotofit.Shecouldnot,forthelifeofher,assumetheattitudeandsmartnessofMrs.Vance,who,inherbeauty,wasallassurance

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